Last night I had a fun dream. I was with some friends at a gun range and we were taking turns shooting and browsing around the shop. I got into a casual conversation with someone there and then this guy pulls out some Naira (Nigerian currency) to show me. I recognized it and immediately started speaking in Pidgin. I asked if he wanted me to go get some kosai. Or maybe he wanted puff puff instead. The guy just looked at me, surprised that I spoke Pidgin. He had some friends around too and we all switched to animated conversation in Pidgin. Some of my friends came over, but those who didn’t know I grew up in Cameroon and Nigeria were confused. I explained things to them later but it was just awesome to be able to speak Pidgin again with someone. I woke up in a great mood, and now I’m ESPECIALLY eager for my younger brother to come back from Cameroon so I can talk with him in Pidgin.
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